The Republican journal., 1887-05-12

of the season at their market last week. They
sole for thirty cents a box.
Fishermen ire making preparations for trouting
when the water subsidies. The streams are too full
now for successful angling.
Mr.. L. ID. Fogg, who moved out of Hayford Block
recently, has hired one of the small stores In the
Morrison building on Main street.
The Maine Heat and Light company put in one
of their machines at the Windsor House last week.
and that hotel is now lighted with the new gas
Mr.. Frank II. Fairbanks of Boston, young and
enterprising man, has bought the Frohock farm in
Belfast and taken possession. His wife is daugh-
ter of Mr. A. S. Redman. of this city.
People at Winterport, Bucksport and other
places along the river have been reaping rich
harvest in the drift-wood line, and not little has
foated into this harbor, to be picked up by boats
The evening of May 4th Mr.. Ira T. Lovejoy, of
the Revere House in this city, received an order
for supper for forty persons. lie had only an
hours notice, but prepared very satisfactory
spread
NJ. W. Drew, Esq, of Jacksonville, Fla, has
bought cottage lot north of and adjoining the cot
tage of Col. r. Chenery, on Murphy's Point, and
will build. This is of the most desirable sites
on the bay.
Gates II Stckney have given up the store in the
Journal building they have occupied for several
years and gone out of business. They have closed
out of their stock of boots and shoes since the
fire. There are several applicants for the store.
Some miscrcant has slit with knife all the
scollops on one end of the awning in front of F.
A. Shaw's shoe store on Main street. Mr.. Shaw
says he will give $40 for evidence that will lead to
the conviction of the offender and we hope he may
be detected and punished.
Last week an account was given of the defalca
ton in the office of Scull Il Bradley. of Boston, of
which firm Mr.. George =. Field of this city is Il
member. Mr.. Field writes to his friends here that
lie is not a loser as the defalcation of the funds
was prior to his entering the firm. The amount
taken was $l6,5t0.
Mr.. George I. Read, of this city, has built W
quite large business in the manufacture of patent
rollers for sheaves. He has market in Glouccs-
ter for all he can make Mr.. Read has made more
than twenty-five special machines for this work,
and thus reduced the cost of manufacture. lie
casts all the brass work for the bushings.
Tuesday evening, May Sd, the drama "Rcbecca's
Triumph was successfully presented at Union.
The ladies took charge OF the whole affair." sold
tickets, acted as ushers, etc. Some Belfast people
who witnessed the performance are loud in Its
praise and it was generally regarded as the best
dramatic entertainment ever given in the town.
Mr.. Fred I. Chase and Mr.. Frank Woodcock, of
this city, made trip up Little River last week in
search of Indian relies. Noticing some shells on
the bank they dug down and uncarthed large
number Of animal bones, flint chips and portions
of arrow heads. The bones were cracked open and
had the appearance of the remains of an Indians
feast.
Mr.. Nathaniel W. Holmes was committed to Jail
last Thursday, adjournment of the court. in de
fault of payment of the fines under conviction
common seller. The entry in the docket reads
"Fnc 800 and costs and i'll default of payment go
days i'll the county Jail" This commitment has
nothing to do with the fine for keeping common
nuisance or the conviction for second offence.
Mr.. Frank S. Frederick, of Chicago, is to be
united in marriage this evening, in New York, to
Miss Emma Dusenbury of that city. The ceremony
will take place at the home of the BRIDE, Hotel
Winthrop, Seventh Avenue Boulevard. Mr. +.
has relatives and many acquaintance in this city
| and has frequently visited here. He is an only son
| of Mr.. Jabcz Frederick late of Boston. After Il
short wedding journey the newly married couple
will take up their residence IN Chicago.
NoRrIlroRT CAMP GROUND. AT the East Maine
NJ. +. Conference held in Bangor last week Rev.
c. b. Bessc mooted the question of having two ad-
tional weeks added to the annual camp meeting.
The subject referred to Il committee, viz the
presiding elders of the three districts, Rev c. T.
Besse and Hon. H. Ruggles They subsequently
reported that one week be added, devoted to the
Ic,,l,in Do. u
b. Besse and Hon. II. Ruggles in charge Rev. l..
| l.. IIanscom to preside at the general meeting.
AREOR DAY. The schools were not in session
Tuesday and the members of the Upper Grammar
| went on picnic to North Searspot Some of the
business places were closed. A few OF our citizens
planted trees and shrubs, but people generally
have hardly caught on to the new idea. Probably
| next year Arbor Day will be NICE generally OBJ
served \ subscriber asks the best time to'trans-
| plant evergreen trees, and gives as his opin-
ion that August is the proper time. Other things
being equal we believe that trees transplanted
i'll the spring will fare as WE'LL if not better than
those set out in August, but the main thing is to
| do the work well. y discussion Of the subject is
| invited.
GRAND ARMY FAIR. Thomas ii. Marshall Post,
&. A. r., of this city, will hold fair in the Belfast
Opera House, Thursday and Friday of this
week, in the interest of the soldiers monument
fund This will be the last appeal in behalf of Il
| monument to our fallen heroes. This evening Mr..
John X. Pierce will deliver his lecture, CIV enty
Years on the Frontier which ought to be listened
to by crowded house. Friday there will be sale
of fancy articles, ice cream, cake, &c, and the silk
| quilt and other articles will be drawn. There will
| be dance in the evening with music by Sanborn
orchestra. Our citizens are asked to contribute
tclcs for the fancy tables. 1t is hoped people
will respond literally so that funds enough may
| be realized to ensure handsome monument.
| The stock holders of the Masonic Temple Asso-
| citation held meeting Friday evening to hear the
| report of Il committee on building an addition to
| the Temple. The committee recommended that a
building he erected in the passage way between
the Temple and +. A. Follett's store, either two or
three stories in height and running back to and in
Guiding the rear of Mr.. Mansfields store. The
| recommendations of the committee were adopted.
The addition is mainly to give Mr.. Mansfield more
| room, which his increasing business demands The
| new portion will he built of brick but will not
| conform INTELLECTUALLY to the Temple as it was
thought best not to break up the symmetry of that
| building. Mr.. Mansfield can have all of the ex-
| tension if he so desires. Work will soon begin on
| the new building.
STEAMER NOTES. The steam tug Howell took
Mr. Calvin Austin, general agent of the Boston &
Bangor steamship Company, MIR. Allen, the
gineer of the steamer Mt. Desert, and It. Mason,
purscr of the same steamer from Bucksport to
Rockland, Saturday for the purpose of getting the
steamer Mt Desert ready to sail lit Is expected
that the Penohscot Navigation Co.'S new steamer
M. 4 NJ, now undergoing some changes at Bath
Will be ready TO begin running about the first Of
June. The Boston boats are having heavy
frclghts this way and leave something behind each
| trip. Captain Dennison, the popular commander
| OF the steamer City of Richmond, was married at
Machiasport Sunday evening, May LIST, and left
with his bride the boat for Portland. They
will visit Philadelphia and other points. The
| many friends of Capt. Dennison In this section
Cimbria last week made the from Bangor to
Bucksport in less than u hours. There were
twelve inches of water in the B. Il b. S. Co.'S
office ut Bangor ut high tide Sunday. The steam
er Mt. Desert went on the route between Rockland
and Bar Harbor Tuesday. The steamer Rockland
was withdrawn and proceeded to Bangor, and
will run between Bangor and IIampden to connect
with the Boston boats while the present high tides
last The first trip was made Tuesday. The new
boiler building in Boston for the steamer Florence
will bc shipped to Bangor in a few days and it is
expected the Florence will be taken to Bangor